Center for Rural Affairs Report: Solar Development Has Minimal Impact on Ag Land Use
May 23, 2024
May 23, 2024
LYONS, Nebraska, May 23 -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release:
As renewable energy development grows in rural areas, so do concerns about protecting agricultural land, especially from utility-scale solar projects.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that by 2050 solar will occupy 10.3 million acres of land nationally, 90% of which will be in rural areas. To address concerns about utility-scale solar systems occupying a large amount . . .
As renewable energy development grows in rural areas, so do concerns about protecting agricultural land, especially from utility-scale solar projects.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that by 2050 solar will occupy 10.3 million acres of land nationally, 90% of which will be in rural areas. To address concerns about utility-scale solar systems occupying a large amount . . .